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Identifier: artartistsofourt06cook (find matches)
Title: Art and artists of our time
Year: 1888 (1880s)
Authors: Cook, Clarence, 1828-1900
Subjects: Painting Painters
Publisher: New York, S. Hess
Contributing Library: Brandeis University Libraries
Digitizing Sponsor: Boston Library Consortium Member Libraries

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d years ago in Paris, when he was just fairly started in his profes-sion and was allied with Henry Bacon and Frank B. Meyer, all in the enjoyment of theirfirst successes. Later we heard of him in Ireland painting pictures of peasant-life. One ofthese we give — The Wayward Daughter. (See page 262.) It shows as well as any wecould select, Helmicks skill in telling a story and his quiet sense of humor. The picturereally needs no title. The room in the old priests house reminds us of Goldsmiths descrip-tions in his Deserted Village: the spare simplicity of the furnishing—the sanded floor, III 268 ART AND ARTISTS OF OUR TIME. A¥itli its slim oasis of a single sheepskin rug; the cupboard with such of the good mans booksas are not scattered about the room resting against chair and table-legs, serving as supportsfor tea and coffee-pots, and for the tea-cup just now in use; the Pembroke table and thecarved chairs, gifts from the Hall, no doubt, to eke out the pastors slender housekeeping;
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HARD TIMES. FROM THE PICTURE BY HUBERT HERKOMER. BY PERMISSION OF MESSRS. CASSELL & CO. the clock ticking on the wall, the crucifix and cup of holy-water, the picture of the Virgin,the mantel-shelf crowded with a miscellany-lot of lamps, candlesticks, inkstands, books again,snuff-jars, sugar-bowls, and looking-glasses, and below, the comfortable kettle singing on thetrivet—these are the properties of the small drama that is enacting in the modest mansionof the village preacher. The hard-featured old mother in petticoat, shawi, and cap has ART AND ARTISTS OF OUR TIME. 269 brought her pretty daughter to the priest to urge his interference in the case of Bridget andPhelim, who are bound to keep company in spite of all she and her old man can say. Bridget,with head aside and a half-smile on her mutinous lips, listens to her mothers argument andto the good fathers interjected secondings, but tis plain that Phelims side is the winningone and arguing will do no good. Frank Davis Millet

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